Furring means



H. B. OKEY FURRING MEANS March 26, 1935.

Filed Sept. 30, 1930 Fra INVENTOR gas/er? 0/12? Fra4 ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 26, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

7 Claims.

My invention relates to furring means, and the objects of my invention are:

First, to provide a furring means which may be made integral with building paper or the like,

' or may be in the form of independent strips;

ticularly economical of manufacture, durable,

eificient in its action, and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, my invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of this application, in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevational View of a wall with my furring means in the form of strips shown in connection therewith; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view through 2-2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a similar transverse sectional view of a slightly modified form of my furring means; and Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of my furring means in another modified form in which it is integral with the building paper.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawing.

My furring means in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 comprises a pair of long, relatively thin marginal portions 1 separated by an integral thickened portion or ridge 2. The furring strip is formed of the same material as building paper or roofing paper except that the rollers which form the paper into sheets are provided with grooves or channels allowing the material to be forced therein and form the ridges 2.

The furring strips are applied to the building paper A, which is positioned on the sheathing B. The furring strips at first function to retain the paper in place on the sheathing B. Tacks or nails C are driven through the thin marginal portions 1, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. After the paper and furring strips are positioned, the reinforcing in the form of wire mesh D is positioned over the furring strips and secured thereto at intervals by means of nails E, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The structure shown in Fig. 3 includes a flat base member 3, comprising the full width of the furring strip. Positioned in centered relation and extending longitudinally with the base member is a core member 4 of rectangular cross section. The core is also formed of building paper. Placed over the core 4 and protruding marginal portions of the base member is a cover strip 5 which is bent to fit along the sides as well as the top of the core. The outward appearance of the structure shown in Fig. 3 is thus practically identical to that shown in Fig. 2.

In the structure shown in Fig. 4, the furring means comprises a sheet of material 6 similar in size and thickness to building paper, upon which are formed a plurality of thickened ridges 7 similar to the ridges 2. These ridges are spaced apart a distance equal to the usual spacing between the furring strips shown in Fig. 1.

It is obvious from the construction as illustrated in the drawing and described in the foregoing specification that there is provided a furring strip as aimed at and set forth in the objects of the invention, and though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, and a certain modification thereof, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement, nor to the modification, but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a furring strip, a flat strip of building paper and an integral solid ridge of the same material extending longitudinally therewith.

2. In a furring strip, a member rectangular in cross section composed of paper and thin portions of paper secured to the opposite sides thereof flush with one side thereof.

3. In a furring strip, a furring member consisting of a solid ridge member made of a paper-like composition material and thin portions of the same material secured to the opposite sides thereof flush with one side thereof.

4. In a furring strip, a furring member rectangular in cross section composed of a paperlike composition material and thin portions of the same material secured at the opposite sides thereof flush with one side thereof and integral therewith.

5. In a furring strip, a furring member consisting of a solid ridge member made of pliable composition material adapted to receive nails and thin portions of said material secured to the 0pposite sides thereof flush with one side thereof.

6. In a furring strip, a furring member rectangular in cross-section composed of a pliable composition material adapted to receive nails, and thin portions of the same material secured at the opposite sides thereof flush with one side thereof and integral therewith.

'7. In a furring strip, a furring member consisting of a long narrow strip made of a pliable composition material adapted to receive nails, and thin strips of paper secured to opposite sides thereof.

HARRY B. OKEY. 

